Rotary International Assembly Opens In Winchester
Winchester Rotary hosts more than fifty clubs and the fifty sixth district for the 1930 assembly. sessions at Handley Library feature classification fellowship and vocational service discussions led by district governors and college presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Handley Library
Cy Mee
G. Peter Jones
Richmond
Lester D
Winchester Rotary
G. Frank Lentz
Julian A. Burruss
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
John Weymouth
Rotary
George W. Harris
Rotary International
Moonshiners Thought To Burn Frederick County Home
Officials in Frederick County believe moonshiners in northern Frederick County set fire to Henry Shirley's house at De Haven early Sunday. Shirley and family were away in Martinsburg, and the blaze destroyed the residence and outbuildings, with $3,500 loss and $1,200 insured. Shirley, a mail carrier, was accused of informing authorities about illicit activity.
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Frederick County
Henry Shirley
de Haven
Mr. Shirley
Shirley
Winchester
Shockeysville
Martinsburg
John Hinkins Dies in Strasburg at 82
John Hinkins aged 82 retired farmer and stock raiser died at his Strasburg home after months of ill health. A Shenandoah County native, he lived much of his life in the region and moved to Campbell County years ago. Survived by wife Katie, three daughters, one son Edward of Winchester police, a sister, a brother, six grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
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Strasburg
John H. Hinkins
Hinkins
Shenandoah County
Katie Baker
Campbell County
Perley Everley
Marlboro
Georgie Brack
Lynchburg
Edna Hinkins
Changed City Water Notice
City Water Dept advises sprinkler use restricted to 6 to 7 a m and 6 to 7 p m daily regardless of supply. No other hours allowed or fines will be imposed for violations. Release date shows 7 11 1p tf.
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City Water Dept
Dollar Day Stores include The Leader
The Leader was inadvertently omitted from the Dollar Day Stores list in Tuesday's paper and is confirmed as one of the Dollar Day Stores.
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Dollar Day
Winchester Fruit and Vegetable Market Specials
Specials list fruit and vegetables with prices including oranges 25 35 and 40 cents per dozen corn 35 cents per dozen bananas two dozen for 25 cents red ripe watermelons 40 cents each celery 10 cents per bunch lettuce two for 25 cents contact phone 461 located next to Union Bank.
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Winchester Fruit and Vegetable Market
Union Bank
Mid-Summer Festival at Hopewell Meeting House
Community event plans a July 24 festival at Hopewell Meeting House featuring food and social activities. If rain cancels, the event moves to the following night.
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Hopewell Meeting House
Thurs
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad Promises Banish Wash Day Worries
Local notice promotes Winchester Steam Laundry offering cleaning services with routine days listed as 28 or 29, and schedule on Monday Wednesday Saturday with 1p time. Provides promotional contact guidance for customers seeking quicker wash day relief.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Apple prospects across Canada and Europe in five-year outlook
Foreign Agricultural Service reports Canada, England, and Continental Europe expect medium to near average apple yields. Canada’s total crop around 3.2 million barrels, BC 1.33 million. England forecast medium. Germany and Austria near or above average. Brittany Normandy short. Norway good bloom, June weather could raise earlier estimates.
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Star
Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Canada
Fruit
Canadian
Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
England
J. Forsyth Smith
United Kingdom
Foley
London
Europe
Empire Marketing Board
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Belgium
Hungary
Norway
Austria
Brittany
Normandy
France
Winchester Woman Sends Card to Miss Shank Missing Address
A Winchester woman mailed a card to Miss Margaret Shank in this city from Quebec without a street or city address. The card arrived here several days later, still bearing only the recipient’s name.
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Winchester
Ripley
Quebec
Canada
E. Rhodes Huntsberry
Miss Margaret Shank
Rev Yeakley Hosts Bush Meeting Near Martinsburg
The Rev. Martin L. Yeakley of Martinsburg West Virginia plans bush meetings in the Grove at Oak Haven three miles north on the Martinsburg pike. Meetings start this evening and continue nightly at the same hour with Sunday gatherings at 3 and 8 p m.
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Martin L. Yeakley
Martinsburg
W. Va
Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy With Showers Tonight
Mostly cloudy conditions with probability of showers in the southeast tonight. Friday remains partly cloudy with possible local thunder showers in the west and north after noon and into the night. Temperatures show little change with light to gentle winds from the southwest and south.
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Seeks Attendees for Shippensburg Meet
Fire company captain calls all members with caps and belts who cannot attend the convention in Shippensburg Pennsylvania on August 7 to notify in advance. Signed by Capt. B. Brown on July 16, 1916.
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Shippensburg
Eac
B. Brown
Trains Restored to Old Schedule by Baltimore and Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad restored two passenger trains between Harpers Ferry West Virginia and Strasburg Junction Virginia to the previous timetable after a temporary economy measure. Train 52 leaves Strasburg Junction at 7 30 a m and Winchester at 8 10 a m arriving Harpers Ferry at 9 15 a m. Officials could not confirm if the Interstate Commerce Commission authority was sought. Mail service on these trains remains suspended unless the Post Office Department issues a contrary order.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Strasburg Junction
Winchester
Ther
Winchester Post Office
H. C. Stouffer
Famous Boston Singers at Colonial Theatre Benefit
The Famous Boston Singers with Reginald Boardman pianist perform under Rotary Club auspices at the Colonial Theatre on Thursday July 17 at 8 30 p m for a crippled children fund. Admission is 1 00 with tickets available at Capitol Theatre and Baker's Drug Store.
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Reginald Boardman
Rotary Club
Colonial Theatre
Crippled Children Fund
Capitol Theatre
Baker's Drug Store
Baker’s Drug Store
Boston Singers to Perform in Winchester Tonight
The Boston Singers appear at the Colonial Theatre at 8 30 pm under the Winchester Rotary Club. The quartet includes George Wheeler Raymond Simonds Melvin Crowell and Hudson Carmody with Reginald Boardman as accompanist. The program blends classical and popular numbers highlighted by Ol Man River sung by Carmody.
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Winchester
Virginia
Boston
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
George Wheeler
Raymond Simonds
Melvin Crowell
Hudson Carmody
Reginald Boardman
Ole Man River
Famous Boston Singers Benefit for Crippled Children Fund
Boston performers stage a charity show to raise funds for crippled children. Admission is one dollar with tickets on sale at local stores. Proceeds directed to the fund supporting regional medical and care services.
Dozen killed in Frisco tunnel gas blast
A gas explosion in a Hetch Hetchy project tunnel near San Francisco killed twelve workers, all in the east drift, with fifteen others in the west drift badly shaken. Rescue efforts were hampered by gas, and the project aims to supply water and power from the Sierra Nevada system.
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Frisco
Camp Mitchell
Cal
Hetch-Hetchy
San Francisco
High Sierras
City suit over Rouss spring land payout to Hollingsworth heirs
A Frederick County Circuit Court decree orders the Shenandoah Valley National Bank to transfer 1125 dollars to the estate of Annie Y Mobingsworth for distribution to living heirs. The Hollingsworth siblings had long refused the funds as compensation for land taken by Winchester.
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Rouss Spring
Frederick County
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
Misses Hollingsworth
Jonah J. Hollingsworth
Isses Hollingsworth
Shenandoah Valley National Ben
M. M. Lynch
Annie. Y. Mobingsworth
Barns Burned at Fair Grounds in a Bad Blaze
Fire at the Shemandoah Valley Agricultural Society grounds on North Loudoun Street destroyed two barns and an exhibit pen, with a double house housing two families scorched. Loss estimated $5,000 to $10,000. Water supply issues hampered efforts but firefighters contained the blaze to the barns and nearby structures. Several hogs perished and one pig died after escaping.
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Shemandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Loudoun Street
John Harmer
Harmer
Fair Grounds
Harry Harmer
Fair Association
County Boys Fined For Disorder Near Church Sunday
In the county magistrate court three youths pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct near Pine Grove Church. Each was fined 64.25 dollars including costs and jailed in default. Justice Tavenner condemned their neighborhood for liquor and moonshiners as the men Cecil Payne Dick Rennet and Claude Dick faced fines while two others escaped.
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Pine Grove Church
Tavenner
Cecil Payne
Dick Rennet
Claude Dick
Special Hat Sale Announced for July Fri and Sat
Margaret L Hodgson notes special sale on hats priced at 1.00 and 1.95 set for Friday July 18 and Saturday July 19. Moling and Cather advertise added bar gains with many special values.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Moling & Cather
Bread Brand Tops Tests In Daily Lab Evaluation
The B and C bread brand was found to be the best by tests in a daily evaluation. Results highlight consistent quality across loaves and recommend widespread consumer use.
Square Dance Friday at Winchester Rink
Square Dance Friday July 18 at Skating Rink Winchester fairgrounds features good music and callers. Floor space measures 590 by 100 feet with guaranteed orderly conditions.
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Winchester Fairgrounds
Winchester's Great Weekender Sale Fetes 8 Dollar Days
Frantic promotional note touts 8 dollar days with a two day sale at Winchester store. Bold caps urge customers to attend Friday and Saturday with emphasis on savings and limited time.
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Winchester
Farmer James McAboy Gored by Bull Near Stephenson
James M. McAboy, 35, a Stephenson area farmer in Frederick County, was severely gored and bruised Tuesday by a bull owned by his brother in law B. A. Travers. He walked past the animal in a field, was knocked down, and managed to close a gateway to escape. He is recovering at home with slight improvement and no broken bones. He is married and under a physician’s care.
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James M. McAboy
Stephenson
Frederick County
B. A. Travers
McAboy
Fractured Ankle In Fire Alarm Incident At Fair Grounds
Samuel Laren Jr., a fireman, fractured his ankle while responding to a noon blaze at the fair grounds. He jumped from the Reuss truck, twisted his ankle, and was taken to Memorial Hospital by the Sarah Zane truck. Dr. Hugh Clark treated him as X rays planned for the afternoon.
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Fair Grounds
Amuel L. Laren Jnr
Memorial Hospital
Reuss
Sarah Zane
Hugh Clark
Laren
Mystery OCR Item Heads to Unknown Outcome
An unreadable OCR fragment shows stray symbols and a numeric sequence 17 18 18 31 without clear context or identifiable entities. The readable portion provides no decisive names dates places or events to summarize.
Lost Police Badge Reported At Fair Grounds Fire
Sergeant Lee Barrip-1ts seeks the return of a police badge left at the fair grounds fire scene. Contact information is provided for the badge’s owner to reclaim the item.
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Fair Grounds
Lee Barrip
Boston Singers Benefit for Crippled Children
The Famous Boston Singers with Reginald Boardman present a benefit at 83 Ta TRU for crippled children. Admission is 1.00. Tickets on sale at Capitol Theatre and Baker's Drug Store. Nearby event info unclear due to OCR quality.
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Boston Singers
City Water
Wales
Continent
Mr. Yeakley
Sarah Zane Fire CO
THE
CAMS
Bill Geass
Cty
Jeter Jones
Ferry
William Graham
J. Thompson
William J. Mooney, Jr
Mary Peck
West Palm Beach, Fla
John Fugitt
Hollingsworth
City
James McAboy
Phursing Dale Jt
Tatru
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